Quality Matters (QM) at Framingham State University is an initiative, sponsored by CELTSS and the Offices of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education, to provide faculty support to re-design online and blended courses according to QM national standards. These standards promote learning and engagement through a student focused, faculty managed, continuous quality improvement process.
Quality Matters Certified Faculty at FSU
To learn more about each faculty member’s Quality Matters experience, hover over each image.
Dr. Cynthia Bechtel
Nursing
Advanced Technology
and Nursing Informatics
Dr. Aline Davis
Biology
Neuropharmacology
Dr. Irene Foster
Fashion Design & Retailing
Global Market:
Dynamics of Retailing
Dr. Don Langenhorst
Continuing Education
Internet for 21st Century
Teaching and Learning
Dr. Pamela Ludemann
Psychology
Child Psychology
Dr. Susan Mullaney
Nursing
Tertiary Prevention
Quality Matters Program
Each spring, faculty members meet regularly to review the QM standards in advance of re-designing their course for an internal QM review. Conversations are led by Dr. Pat Luoto, Consumer Sciences Department and Robin Robinson, Education Technology Office.
If you are interested in participating in the Spring 2013 Cohort or want to become a Quality Matters Peer Reviewer, contact rrobinson@framingham.edu.
| QM Participants 2011 | QM Participants 2012 | QM Participants 2013 |
| Cynthia Bechtel Pamela Bretschneider Mary Burke Margaret Carroll Aline Davis* Robert Ferrari Irene Foster* Patricia Hamblett Lorretta Holloway Don Langenhorst* Pamela Ludemann* Susan Mullaney* Pamela Sebor-Cable |
Conny Breuning Kim Cochrane Susan Conrad Michael Crosier Denise Hobby Francis Kemegue Sarah Mabrouk Deborah Merriam Lynn Parker Janet Schwartz Beverly Soriano Patricia Thomas Julia Zoino-Jeannetti |
Sarah Adelman John Ambacher Lori Bihler Edward Burke Peter Dittami Catherine Elder Robert Ferrari Michael Harrison Zhe Li Halcyon Mancuso Judith Otto Cynthia Prehar Ruth Remington Margaret Whitbeck
The Spring 2013 QM Cohort formed at the January faculty development day. More Spring 2013 Cohort details are below. |
*Course meets Quality Matters Standards
Spring 2013 QM Cohort
- The program begins at the January faculty development day, with a three hour Quality Matters Standards workshop session.
- Throughout the spring semester, faculty meet every other week (F2F or online via Blackboard Collaborate) for a collegial discussion about how to apply the standards to their online or blended course.
- As the standards are discussed, faculty create or re-design online/blended courses.
- At the end of the program, faculty request a course review by an internal FSU QM Peer Review team.
- Faculty who have a course recognized as meeting QM standards will be recognized at the Day in May and have a Quality Matters certification added to their course.
To learn more contact rrobinson@framingham.edu.